Stanley Memorial Library is the Laurel, Maryland

Laurel, Maryland

Laurel is a city in northern Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, and Howard County, Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Incorporated in 1870, the city maintains a historic district including its Main Street...

 branch of the Prince George's County

Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....

 Memorial Library System, located at the intersection of Seventh Street and Talbott Avenue. The library is named after Charles H. Stanley

Charles H. Stanley

Charles Harvey Stanley was a Prince George's County, Maryland lawyer and Democratic Party politician.-Early life and family:...

, a city commissioner (1880–1882), mayor (1891–1893), and state comptroller

Comptroller of Maryland

The Comptroller of Maryland, United States, currently Peter Franchot, is the state's chief financial officer and is also elected by the people for a four year term. The comptroller is not term-limited. The office was established by the Maryland Constitution of 1851 due to concern about the...

(1911–1912).

The library opened in 1967 and completed a major expansion in the 1990s. Having outgrown its present site, there are plans to build a new facility on the site or elsewhere. Friends of the Laurel Library, a philanthropic group of local community members, has supported the branch since January 1996.